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West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
Reels should be a valid medium for enjoyment, and do not numb the brain.

Are reels real?

Carter Birch Houchins-Witt, Print Entertainment Editor
May 16, 2025
Brainrot doesn’t rot your brain, it nourishes it

Brain nourishment

Carter Birch Houchins-Witt, Print Entertainment Editor
April 21, 2025
Marie Stier '25 reading in the library as a child.

Extending learning

Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2025
Henry Timmer-Hackert and Carter Birch Houchins-Witt share when they think the Christmas season starts.

Christmas countdown clash

Henry Timmer-Hackert and Carter Birch Houchins-Witt
January 17, 2025
Shh, don’t tell…

Shh, don’t tell…

Jessie Li, Print Copy Editor
November 23, 2024
Seoul Series: the art of effort

Seoul Series: the art of effort

Gianna Liu, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 6, 2024
Logan Sargeant's F1 career ended in utter turmoil.

Logan Sargeant’s downfall: a study

Haneen Eltyeb and Abby Guo
September 20, 2024
Have Disney villains gotten worse?

Fall of Disney villains

Ethan Tisdale, FOJ Intern
May 31, 2024
Child stars are often caught in the limbo between maturity and immaturity that is Hollywood.

Don’t treat me like a kid!

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor
May 27, 2024
Does the truth have any place in Hollywood?

Art imitates life

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor
May 17, 2024
Athena Wu shares her thoughts on Math Olympiads

The failure theorem

Athena Wu, Print Entertainment Editor
April 19, 2024
Some of the most famous franchises have fallen off hardest.

Downfall of the franchise: five series that fell off

Eleanor Weitz and Jules Keranen
April 17, 2024
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